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Five Upcoming Albums I’m Looking Forward To

Considering the sheer volume of album releases that flooded our eardrums back in 2024, it was looking unlikely that 2025 would be very saturated with project releases. However, we have been blessed by a series of artists gifting us with their new songs. Huge names like Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar, Tate McRae, Sam Fender and more have delivered this year. To keep the momentum going, I have (with great struggle) picked just five albums that I am looking […]

todayJuly 7, 2025 6 4

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Spotlight: RAYE’s Revelation, Evolution, and Elevation

Rachel Keen, better known as RAYE, has become a huge name in the music industry over the past couple of years. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter is originally from Tooting, and has been meticulously working inside the tapestry of music since 2014. Three years prior to this, at age 14, RAYE was chosen to study at the BRIT School, where she stayed for two years before leaving to pursue her music career. Her first EP was released on SoundCloud in 2014, and […]

todayJune 30, 2025 9 12

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Making a viral hit: the slow death of the three minute song

Today’s media landscape has prioritised short form content and, ever since Doja Cat’s ‘Say So’ became one of the most popular viral hits from TikTok, artists have attempted to follow suit. When PinkPantheress dropped 90-second tracks that shot up the charts and flooded TikTok, it wasn’t an outlier—it was a signal. Songs that once took their time to unfold now now have mere seconds to capture attention. As a result, the classic three-minute pop song is quietly disappearing. For decades, […]

todayJune 28, 2025 19 5

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The Rise of the Visual Album

Over the past couple of years, we have seen an exponential growth in the number of artists who release visual components (beyond the album cover) along with their projects. Whether this be in the format of connected music videos, Spotify visualisers or even feature-length films. This has dated back all the way to the 60s, with notable artists like The Beatles releasing visual albums. Since then, Prince, Michael Jackson, 50 Cent, Sia, Janelle Monáe and more have followed suit. There […]

todayJune 11, 2025 9 6 2

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The Greatest Community-led Event on the Planet! Notting Hill Carnival 2025

Sunday 24 August 2025 Official Opening Ceremony 10.00-10.30 MAS Judging Point, Great Western Road Traditionally Carnival is opened by local residents and participants, accompanied by the organisers and friends of Carnival. Children’s Day Parade Parade Route This year we will return the Sunday to the children, encouraging increased participation with a range of family-friendly activities and events, with the main event being children’s mas. It’s an undeniable joy to see the next generation carrying the Carnival baton – dancing in […]

todayJune 8, 2025 15 2

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What type of music listener are you?

  Music serves as a multifaceted companion in our lives, offering solace, stimulation, and a mirror to our emotions. Depending on our needs, we might turn to music to escape, reflect, focus, or connect. Understanding our listening habits can provide insight into our emotional and cognitive processes. Below, we explore various motivations behind music listening: Listen to Escape When life can become overwhelming, music can be there to offer a sanctuary—acting as a way to detach from reality and immerse […]

todayJune 7, 2025 7 8

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The Soundtrack of Summer 2025

2025’s music landscape has been up in the air for a while now. It is a year of music that is not putting pressure on itself to be defined by any specific sound, and this is precisely what might be causing listeners some anxiety. The past few years have featured structured releases with a clear trajectory towards the all-important and central component of an artist’s success: the summer soundtrack. Being hailed as the artist who is defining the moment and […]

todayMay 29, 2025 9

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LONDON NIGHTLIFE

Last Orders: Is London’s Nightlife Dying? Written by Reuben Virk Saturday in Soho was once alive with a certain buzz about it, and music spilling out into the streets. Nowadays, many bars are already shuttered, or permanently closed for business. Clubs that used to run until sunrise now close by 2 a.m., and their crowds are thinning out quite exponentially. London used to be a nightlife capital, and now seems quieter than ever. In 2025, people are asking the uncomfortable […]

todayMay 27, 2025 11

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Notting Hill Carnival: The History of its Sound

Notting Hill Carnival has long been viewed as a vital cultural moment, one which reaches past its physical location of West London, to inspire, celebrate and support people all across the country. It is notorious especially for its notable musical flare just as much as the fashion and dancing. Picture the infectious steel pans pulsing, with soca and reggae music reverberating all through the streets of West London. It is a musical procession rooted in Caribbean tradition just as much […]

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